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Rebuilding the lives of earthquake-affected children in China
LONGNAN PREFECTURE, China, 20 June 2008 – Bending over a tiny desk, seven-year-old Zhang Ziwen does his homework in a tent near the Bailongjiang River.
After the quake, safety and a sense of security for Sichuan schoolchildren
NEW YORK, USA, 6 June 2008 – UNICEF has concluded its second assessment mission through China’s quake-damaged Sichuan province, organized to identify the most pressing needs for the millions of children whose schooling was disrupted by last month’s earthquake.
Chinese children take the first steps to recovery after earthquake
CHENGDU, China, 29 May 2008 – More than two weeks after a devastating earthquake in Sichuan Province toppled schools, wiped out towns and killed an estimated 67,000 people, children in the worst-hit areas are still experiencing the staggering psycho-social aftershocks.
Helping quake-affected children cope with trauma in Sichuan province
MIANYANG CITY, China, 21 May 2008 – Wang Yue, a fourth-grade primary school student, can’t think about the events of last week’s earthquake in Sichuan province without crying.
Rescue efforts continue in Juyuan after devastating earthquake
JUYUAN, China, 16 May 2008 – Rescuers are still racing against time to search for survivors in the Juyuan Township Middle School, which collapsed in the earthquake here on 12 May. As of this week, some 50 people have been confirmed dead with about 100 still buried beneath the rubble.
China requests emergency supplies to aid in quake recovery
SICHUAN, China, 15 May 2008 – Two days after the largest earthquake to hit China in a generation, the Chinese Government yesterday formally requested the support of the international community to respond to the needs of affected families.
UNICEF concerned about children affected by powerful earthquake in China
SICHUAN, China, 13 May 2008 – UNICEF expressed growing alarm today about children affected by a powerful earthquake in southwestern China that toppled houses and schools, leaving at least 60 students dead and, at latest count, over 4,700 children buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
China’s Youth Ambassadors raise HIV awareness, online and in the community
BEIJING, China, 28 February 2008 – China’s Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign website was recently honoured as one of the country’s Leading Websites of the Year. The annual award recognizes young people in China who are battling HIV/AIDS through Internet awareness and messages of prevention.
Filmmaker wins award for documenting ‘Children Left Behind’ in rural China
HONG KONG, China, 2 November 2007 – Catherine Lee Yuk San, a TV producer with Hong Kong broadcaster TVB Jade, has won this year’s Asia-Pacific Child Rights Award for her documentary, ‘Children Left Behind’.
UNICEF and Special Olympics partner in China to raise disability awareness
SHANGHAI, China, 3 October 2007 – Competitors from over 160 countries converged on Shanghai this week as the city offered up a glowing welcome for the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
Seminar calls for community support for children orphaned by AIDS
HENAN PROVINCE, China, 14 September 2007 – On 6-8 September, an international seminar on children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS called Under the Same Sun was held in China's Henan Province.
FIFA-UNICEF campaign under way to break down gender barriers in schools
SHANGHAI, China, 13 September, 2007 – Eriko Arakawa, 27, fell in love with football at a very early age. “When I was five years old, I used to hear the sound of my older brother playing with his football – throwing it and dribbling it. I really liked that sound and I knew I wanted to play, too,” she recalls.
Steinway’s first ‘Lang Lang’ branded piano to benefit AIDS programmes in China
BEIJING, China, 25 April 2007 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and renowned pianist Lang Lang took time out from his busy concert schedule last week to launch his own branded line of pianos at Beijing’s main Steinway & Sons showroom.
‘Every child’s home’: China Blue Sky Children bring music to UNICEF
NEW YORK, USA, 27 February 2007 – Resplendent in red and bursting with energy, 21 Chinese children took to the stage at UNICEF headquarters today to celebrate more than half a century of partnership for children.
UNICEF launches its global website in Chinese
NEW YORK, USA, 15 January 2007 – UNICEF has launched a new edition of its global website in Chinese.
In China, a mother lifts her family from poverty
HENAN PROVINCE, China, 9 January 2007 – Like millions of youngsters across China, Liu Duoduo, 17, dropped out of school because of poverty.
Creating child-friendly schools in rural China
GUILIN, China, 22 December 2006 – School has become more 'child-friendly' in South China's Guangxi Province, thanks to a UNICEF-supported initiative for child-centred learning. Now, student’s voices are being heard for the very first time.
Educating young children left behind in China’s poor and remote communities
ANSHAN, China, 9 November 2006 – Zheng Qing lives in a remote village in the Cangxi county of China’s Sichuan Province. Her mother left home and her father works as a migrant labourer, so she has been raised by her grandmother. Until she started kindergarten two years ago, she was introverted and unwilling to play with other children.
China launches youth AIDS campaign with a global impact
BEIJING, China, 21 September 2006 – The global UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS campaign was launched last week in China, the world’s most populous country.
Zhengzhou centre reaches out with care and support for street children
ZHENGZHOU, China, 24 August 2006 – For quite some time, the train station in Zhengzhou was 14-year-old Xie Pei's only home. After having problems with his family, he ran away and came to this big city, the capital of China’s most populated province, Henan.
Summer camp serves AIDS-affected children and fights stigma in China
BEIJING, China, 23 August 2006 – Seventy children from eight Chinese provinces gathered recently at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People to celebrate the annual opening ceremony of ‘Growing Up Together Under the Sunshine’, a summer camp programme for children affected by AIDS.
‘We Are Together’: Traveling exhibit documents lives of children living with AIDS
NANNING, China, 21 August 2006 – A photo exhibition in China is tackling stigma and discrimination by putting a face on the AIDS pandemic.
Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan and children co-star in avian flu awareness ad
HONG KONG, China, 15 August 2006 – The children could barely contain their excitement. On the eve of filming a new public service announcement on avian influenza with UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan, the six girls and boys cast in the spot were planning what they would say to the martial arts icon and world-famous movie star: “My name is… I come from… I like swimming and playing football…”
Football brings hope to Zhang Kai, 16, and other former street children in China
ZHENG ZHOU, China – Sixteen year-old Zhang Kai had many dreams, but after his parents divorced, he found himself alone and helpless in this city of 7 million people.
Protecting the rights of China’s migrant children
SHI JIAZHUANG, China, 5 July 2006 – The most populous country in the world is on the move. It’s estimated that more than 10 per cent of China’s population has already left their villages and hometowns in search of a better life.
‘Safe Beijing’ project prevents child injury, disability and death in China
BEIJING, China, 23 June 2006 – The life of Zhao Xingyu, 13, was forever changed by a roadside accident.
NBA and UNICEF promote AIDS education through sports in China
SHANGHAI, China, 20 June 2006 – UNICEF has teamed up with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to distribute HIV/AIDS education materials in sports kits to schools in seven provinces in China.
Distance learning project bridges the digital divide in China
GUANGXI PROVINCE, China, 19 April 2006 – Primary school children across China are learning about their peers, and communicating with them, with help from a UNICEF-supported distance education initiative. The project engages youngsters from diverse backgrounds in rural and urban areas to research issues of common interest using the Internet.
China’s first AIDS Youth Ambassadors make history at the Great Wall
BEIJING, China, 12 April 2006 – In the shadow of China’s historic Great Wall, UNICEF and the China National Committee for the Care of Children made some more history last weekend with the launch of a network of 100 AIDS Youth Ambassadors.
Spring reunion brings together host families of children affected by HIV/AIDS in China
BEIJING, China, 13 March 2006 – The Chinese Spring Festival is always a time of reunion, when people anticipate crowded train stations and packed airports on the way to see their loved ones. This year a special reunion took place in Beijing for a group of 20 families who shared a life-changing experience.
China: Youth face increased risk of exposure to HIV/AIDS
BEIJING, China, 22 February 2006 – The incidence of AIDS is still on the rise in China, according to a joint assessment report on the country's HIV/AIDS situation released in Beijing on January 25th.
AIDS campaign gathers momentum in China
BEIJING, China, 20 January 2006 – The UNITE FOR CHILDREN UNITE AGAINST AIDS campaign is gathering momentum in China with key messages broadcast on nationwide television and the internet reaching millions of young people.
UNICEF and AUDI launch ‘Driving Dreams’, a unique project to help thousands of out-of-school children
BEIJING, China, 16 December 2005 – UNICEF and car manufacturer Audi have launched the ‘Driving Dreams’ project, created to bring life-skills and sports activities to some 30,000 out-of-school children in over 150 poor villages across western China.
UNICEF Executive Director highlights gender equality and girls education during China trip
BEIJING, 29 August 2005 – Speaking today at the opening of ‘Beijing 2005: The 10th Anniversary Commemoration of the Fourth World Conference on Women’, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman emphasized the importance of programmes and partnerships that promote gender equality and empower women.
UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman visits China
YINCHUAN, 26 August 2005 - UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman is in China this week to address an event commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995.
Stars help fight stigma of HIV/AIDS in China
BEIJING, China, 5-10 March 2005 - Miriam Yeung and Daniel Chan are Goodwill Ambassadors with the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF. Both are famous entertainers, beloved by millions of fans in Hong Kong and elsewhere in China. Ms. Yeung is a singer, while Mr. Chan is a singer and an actor. They recently went to Shanxi province, China, to visit children affected by HIV/AIDS.
Jackie Chan donates US$64,000 to help tsunami victims
HONG KONG, 29 December 2004 – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan has made a personal donation of a half million Hong Kong dollars - about US$64,000 – to UNICEF to aid in their tsunami relief efforts.
UNICEF Executive Directory Carol Bellamy meets with China’s Vice Premier
BEIJING, 8 September 2004 – Vice Premier of China Madame Wu Yi and UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy met on 2 September to discuss the situation of children and women in Western China, following Ms. Bellamy’s three-day visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region.
China's children affected by HIV/AIDS
HENAN PROVINCE, China, 11 June 2004—"Daddy died three years ago because of the disease called AIDS." Taohua (not her real name) is a skinny 11-year-old girl with a ponytail. She is shy but well spoken. "First he had headaches. Then he got very sick and went to see a doctor, but he just got sicker. My mom wanted to buy some medicine, but our family was too poor. My daddy didn’t want my mom to spend the money."
